COLUMBIA, Missouri -- Get to know Corbin Berkstresser, a redshirt freshman who will start at quarterback for Missouri on Saturday against top-ranked Alabama.

Is he having nightmares about facing the Crimson Tide's rugged defense?

"No more nightmares than I usually do," he said this week.

When starter James Franklin was injured, Berkstresser came off the bench in the first quarter Saturday in a 19-15 loss to Vanderbilt. He started one game earlier this season and led the Tigers to a 24-20 victory over Arizona State.